March 02, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, March 02, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

March 02, 2020 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Airer of "48 Hours" and "60 Minutes"	3
2A	4. Inscribe, as on a trophy	4
3A	8. Bottom half of a 45	5
4A	13. Clue for the clueless	4
5A	15. Actress Loughlin of "Full House"	4
6A	16. 10:1, e.g.	5
7A	17. Website with a "Buy It Now" option	4
8A	18. Not give ___ (not care)	4
9A	19. "A Doll's House" playwright Henrik	5
10A	20. Butane-filled item for smokers	12
11A	23. "___ the land of the free ..."	3
12A	24. Clumsy	6
13A	27. Exercises that work the glutes, quads and abs	10
14A	32. Russian refusal	4
15A	34. "Krazy ___"	3
16A	35. "At Wit's End" humorist Bombeck	4
17A	36. With 44-Across, N.B.A. player once married to a Kardashian	5
18A	37. "Who am ___ judge?"	3
19A	38. Kind of rock for which New Hampshire is known	7
20A	41. Con's opposite	3
21A	42. "The Godfather" crowd	5
22A	44. See 36-Across	4
23A	45. Communication means for the deaf, for short	3
24A	46. Stiffly formal	4
25A	47. Star of Broadway's "Fiddler on the Roof"	10
26A	50. Tilted, as printed letters	6
27A	52. To the ___ degree	3
28A	53. "Forget about it!" ... or a clue to the starts of 20-, 27- and 47-Across	12
29A	59. Airport bummer	5
30A	62. Indication that it's time to take out the trash	4
31A	63. Old Russian ruler	4
32A	64. Final Greek letter	5
33A	65. Singer of "Let It Go" in Disney's "Frozen"	4
34A	66. Bingo-like casino game	4
35A	67. Runway walker	5
36A	68. Applied Clairol to, perhaps	4
37A	69. Crunchy, as carrots	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Airer of "48 Hours" and "60 Minutes""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Inscribe, as on a trophy"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make an etching of
• Words that mean the same thing: engrave
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Bottom half of a 45"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BSIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Clue for the clueless"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an indirect suggestion
• Words that mean the same thing: intimation, jot, trace
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Actress Loughlin of "Full House""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. 10:1, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
• Words that mean the same thing: proportion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Website with a "Buy It Now" option"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Not give ___ (not care)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. "A Doll's House" playwright Henrik"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that realistic norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henrik Ibsen, Henrik Johan Ibsen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IBSEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Butane-filled item for smokers"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZIPPOLIGHTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. "___ the land of the free ...""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Clumsy"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: loutish, swinish, neandertal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAFISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Exercises that work the glutes, quads and abs"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SQUATJUMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Russian refusal"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NYET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. "Krazy ___""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the leaves of the shrub catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
• Words that mean the same thing: khat, cat, African tea
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. "At Wit's End" humorist Bombeck"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. With 44-Across, N.B.A. player once married to a Kardashian"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. "Who am ___ judge?""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Kind of rock for which New Hampshire is known"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRANITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Con's opposite"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional
• The opposite would be: amateur, anti
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. "The Godfather" crowd"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a crime syndicate in the united states; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the sicilian mafia
• Words that mean the same thing: maffia, Cosa Nostra, Maffia
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAFIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. See 36-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Communication means for the deaf, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sign language used in the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: American sign language
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Stiffly formal"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that assume a prim appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: niminy-piminy, prissy, mincing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Star of Broadway's "Fiddler on the Roof""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZEROMOSTEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Tilted, as printed letters"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
• Words that mean the same thing: Italic language
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITALIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. To the ___ degree"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Words that mean the same thing: n-th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. "Forget about it!" ... or a clue to the starts of 20-, 27- and 47-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOTHINGDOING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Airport bummer"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that time during which some action is awaited
• Words that mean the same thing: time lag, holdup, check
• The opposite would be: rush
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Indication that it's time to take out the trash"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: scent, smell, olfactory property
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Old Russian ruler"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: tzar, tsar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CZAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Final Greek letter"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the ending of a series or sequence; --revelation
• Words that mean the same thing: Z
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Singer of "Let It Go" in Disney's "Frozen""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Bingo-like casino game"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
• Words that mean the same thing: lotto, bingo, beano
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Runway walker"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
• Words that mean the same thing: pattern, mannikin, posture
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MODEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Applied Clairol to, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that color with dye
• Words that mean the same thing: colored, dye, coloured
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Crunchy, as carrots"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal terms for nakedness
• Words that mean the same thing: sensitive, stark naked, naked as a jaybird
• The opposite would be: cooked
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword March 02, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. At the home of: Fr.	4
2D	2. Benjamin Netanyahu's nickname	4
3D	3. "Get real, for heaven's sake!"	11
4D	4. Airline that doesn't schedule flights on Shabbat	4
5D	5. Actress Spelling of "Beverly Hills 90210"	4
6D	6. Handhold for a rock climber	4
7D	7. Genre for Cardi B and Nicki Minaj	6
8D	8. Lawyer's document	5
9D	9. Teenage witch of TV	7
10D	10. "___ Superman!"	3
11D	11. Casino cube	3
12D	12. Long, long time	3
13D	14. Kind of personality a go-getter has	5
14D	21. Brand of taco shells and salsas	6
15D	22. Profs' aides	3
16D	25. Someone who might say "There, there"	11
17D	26. Funeral vehicle	6
18D	27. Pinch pennies	5
19D	28. Resident of Doha	6
20D	29. ___ Tolkien, author of "The Lord of the Rings"	3
21D	30. Actress Thurman	3
22D	31. Bruce Wayne's home, for one	5
23D	33. One living under a bridge, in fairy tales	5
24D	36. Greg ___, three-time Tour de France winner	6
25D	39. Wedding vow	3
26D	40. Male turkey	3
27D	43. "Somehow it all gets done"	7
28D	47. Clearasil target, in slang	3
29D	48. Went "Hello ... ello ... llo ... lo ..."	6
30D	49. Keep on the shelves	5
31D	51. True-blue	5
32D	54. How thumbs are twiddled	4
33D	55. Middle of the face	4
34D	56. May or June gown wearer	4
35D	57. Mom's mom	4
36D	58. Get taller	4
37D	59. ___ Pérignon	3
38D	60. Rock music subgenre	3
39D	61. Was in first place	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. At the home of: Fr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Benjamin Netanyahu's nickname"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Get real, for heaven's sake!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAPOUTOFIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Airline that doesn't schedule flights on Shabbat"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Actress Spelling of "Beverly Hills 90210""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
• Words that mean the same thing: tore, toroid, torus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Handhold for a rock climber"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a steep rugged rock or cliff
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Genre for Cardi B and Nicki Minaj"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIPHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Lawyer's document"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
• Words that mean the same thing: abbreviated, legal brief
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Teenage witch of TV"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SABRINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "___ Superman!""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Words that mean the same thing: IT, information technology
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Casino cube"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: conk, drop dead, go bad
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Long, long time"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Kind of personality a go-getter has"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYPEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Brand of taco shells and salsas"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)
• Words that mean the same thing: Daniel Ortega Saavedra, Daniel Ortega
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORTEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Profs' aides"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
• Words that mean the same thing: tantalum, Ta, atomic number 73
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Someone who might say "There, there""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
• Words that mean the same thing: comforter, well-wisher, sympathiser
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYMPATHIZER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Funeral vehicle"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEARSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Pinch pennies"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
• Words that mean the same thing: scant, scrimp, stint
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Resident of Doha"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a native or inhabitant of qatar
• Words that mean the same thing: Katari
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QATARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. ___ Tolkien, author of "The Lord of the Rings""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JRR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Actress Thurman"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Bruce Wayne's home, for one"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
• Words that mean the same thing: manor house
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. One living under a bridge, in fairy tales"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: round, trolling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Greg ___, three-time Tour de France winner"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEMOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Wedding vow"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Male turkey"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
• Words that mean the same thing: gobbler, tomcat, turkey cock
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. "Somehow it all gets done""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMANAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Clearasil target, in slang"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
• Words that mean the same thing: pimple, hickey
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Went "Hello ... ello ... llo ... lo ...""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that to say again or imitate
• Words that mean the same thing: ring, repeat, resound
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECHOED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Keep on the shelves"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
• Words that mean the same thing: Malcolm stock, inventory, gunstock
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. True-blue"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that steadfast in allegiance or duty
• Words that mean the same thing: fast, truehearted, patriotic
• The opposite would be: unpatriotic, disloyal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOYAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. How thumbs are twiddled"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in an idle manner
• Words that mean the same thing: lazily
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Middle of the face"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
• Words that mean the same thing: olfactory organ, scent, nozzle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. May or June gown wearer"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one-hundredth of a right angle
• Words that mean the same thing: alum, graduate, alumnus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Mom's mom"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Get taller"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
• Words that mean the same thing: acquire, arise, originate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. ___ Pérignon"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Rock music subgenre"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Was in first place"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Words that mean the same thing: contribute, conduct, lead
• The opposite would be: follow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	63.2%
Short Answer	16	21.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	7	9.2%
Sports	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, June 04, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - June 04, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Where the first velociraptor fossil was discovered (1923)	4
2A	5. Tank part	5
3A	10. Take a chance	4
4A	14. ___ Drago, foe of Rocky Balboa	4
5A	15. "Schitt's Creek" actress Catherine	5
6A	16. Not loving anymore	4
7A	17. The unhappy drill press operator ...	15
8A	20. Increases in intensity	7
9A	21. "I Am the Walrus" and "Revolution," for two	6
10A	22. Cottage cheese morsel	4
11A	23. Beginner's trumpet sound	4
12A	24. The unhappy calendar maker ...	13
13A	29. They're raised on farms	5
14A	30. ___-Pacific	4
15A	31. RR station info	3
16A	33. Polish, in a way	4
17A	34. Tease	5
18A	36. Join together, in a way	4
19A	37. Something blown on for good luck	3
20A	38. Low-effort internet joke	4
21A	39. World-weary	5
22A	40. The unhappy elevator operator ...	13
23A	44. Wedding pair	4
24A	45. President who also served as provisional governor of Cuba	4
25A	46. Frederick Douglass, for one	6
26A	49. Foils	7
27A	52. The unhappy orthopedic surgeon ...	15
28A	55. Art Deco artist	4
29A	56. First name on the Supreme Court	5
30A	57. Mix up	4
31A	58. Recognized	4
32A	59. Westernmost capital in mainland Africa	5
33A	60. Freeway hauler	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Where the first velociraptor fossil was discovered (1923)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a desert in central china
• Words that mean the same thing: Gobi Desert
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Tank part"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a step in walking or running
• Words that mean the same thing: step, stride, pace
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Take a chance"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
• Words that mean the same thing: make bold, daring, defy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. ___ Drago, foe of Rocky Balboa"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IVAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "Schitt's Creek" actress Catherine"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OHARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Not loving anymore"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
• Words that mean the same thing: concluded, ended, all over
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. The unhappy drill press operator ..."

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FINDSWORKBORING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Increases in intensity"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make more intense, stronger, or more marked; ,
• Words that mean the same thing: intensify, heighten, deepen
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEEPENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. "I Am the Walrus" and "Revolution," for two"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BSIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Cottage cheese morsel"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CURD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Beginner's trumpet sound"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cry plaintively
• Words that mean the same thing: baa, bleat, blate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. The unhappy calendar maker ..."

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEEDSAWEEKOFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. They're raised on farms"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
• Words that mean the same thing: b, barn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. ___-Pacific"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. RR station info"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Polish, in a way"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: cut, delete, blue-pencil
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Tease"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Join together, in a way"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that european mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in north america
• Words that mean the same thing: dyer's rocket, Reseda luteola, dyer's mignonette
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WELD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Something blown on for good luck"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: pop off, croak, die out
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Low-effort internet joke"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. World-weary"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
• Words that mean the same thing: tire out, fag out, wear
• The opposite would be: refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JADED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. The unhappy elevator operator ..."

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASKSFORARAISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Wedding pair"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• Words that mean the same thing: Ido
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. President who also served as provisional governor of Cuba"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states sculptor (1860-1936)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Taft, William Howard Taft, Lorado Taft
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Frederick Douglass, for one"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who delivers a speech or oration
• Words that mean the same thing: public speaker, speechmaker, rhetorician
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORATOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Foils"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
• Words that mean the same thing: foil, thwart, cross
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THWARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. The unhappy orthopedic surgeon ..."

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _______________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WANTSMOREBREAKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Art Deco artist"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. First name on the Supreme Court"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Mix up"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Words that mean the same thing: shake up, touch, budge
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Recognized"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
• Words that mean the same thing: get wind, take in, check
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Westernmost capital in mainland Africa"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and chief port and largest city of senegal
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Senegal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAKAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Freeway hauler"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
• Words that mean the same thing: tractor trailer, trailer truck, articulated lorry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword June 04, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Image file type with a much-debated pronunciation	3
2D	2. Poet exiled by Augustus	4
3D	3. Scourge	4
4D	4. Not appropriate	8
5D	5. Broadcasting aids	6
6D	6. Title woman of a 1965 Beach Boys hit	6
7D	7. Part of a Mickey Mouse costume	4
8D	8. Torah holder	3
9D	9. Casually try	8
10D	10. Triangular snack item	6
11D	11. Zealous	4
12D	12. Shoe designer Caovilla	4
13D	13. There are 10 million in a joule	4
14D	18. Taters	5
15D	19. Tennis star Naomi	5
16D	23. Spanish kiss	4
17D	24. Comaneci of gymnastics	5
18D	25. Early people of the Great Lakes	5
19D	26. Speculate	5
20D	27. Puts coins into	5
21D	28. One side of New York/ New Jersey's G.W. Bridge	5
22D	29. King or queen, e.g.	3
23D	32. Perform an operation	3
24D	34. On the straight and narrow now	8
25D	35. Book after Joel	4
26D	36. Original occupation for Rachel on "Friends"	8
27D	38. Early PC software	5
28D	39. "Aladdin" villain	5
29D	41. Cute calendar subject	6
30D	42. To whom the Parthenon is dedicated	6
31D	43. Seafood server	6
32D	46. Isn't square	4
33D	47. Like royal flushes	4
34D	48. Pay to play	4
35D	49. Long hike	4
36D	50. Museum on the Thames	4
37D	51. Graze	4
38D	53. Rio greeting	3
39D	54. Mr., abroad	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Image file type with a much-debated pronunciation"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Poet exiled by Augustus"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 bc - ad 17)
• Words that mean the same thing: Publius Ovidius Naso
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Scourge"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something causing misery or death
• Words that mean the same thing: curse, scourge, nemesis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Not appropriate"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
• Words that mean the same thing: uncomely, unbecoming, indecorous
• The opposite would be: decent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INDECENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Broadcasting aids"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
• Words that mean the same thing: column, towboat, loom
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOWERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Title woman of a 1965 Beach Boys hit"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHONDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Part of a Mickey Mouse costume"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: capitulum, spike, pinna
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Torah holder"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Ark of the Covenant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Casually try"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DABBLEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Triangular snack item"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DORITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Zealous"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Words that mean the same thing: devouring, zealous, greedy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Shoe designer Caovilla"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. There are 10 million in a joule"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
• Words that mean the same thing: erg
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Taters"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: white potato, potato, Irish potato
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPUDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Tennis star Naomi"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that port city on southern honshu on osaka bay; a commercial and industrial center of japan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSAKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Spanish kiss"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Comaneci of gymnastics"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NADIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Early people of the Great Lakes"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Erie, Lake Erie
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Speculate"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of gambling
• Words that mean the same thing: stake, bet, stakes
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Puts coins into"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that food for domestic livestock
• Words that mean the same thing: eat, flow, course
• The opposite would be: starve
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. One side of New York/ New Jersey's G.W. Bridge"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FTLEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. King or queen, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: love, sack out, bang
• The opposite would be: turn out, get up
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Perform an operation"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: add up, attention deficit disorder, impart
• The opposite would be: subtract, take away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. On the straight and narrow now"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
• Words that mean the same thing: straighten out, reclaim, rectify
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFORMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Book after Joel"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Amos
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Original occupation for Rachel on "Friends""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a woman waiter
• Words that mean the same thing: wait
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAITRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Early PC software"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MSDOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. "Aladdin" villain"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that indonesian terrorist and islamic militant who commands the laskar jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends (1965-2000)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jaffar, Jaffar Umar Thalib, Jafar Umar Thalib
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAFAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Cute calendar subject"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that young domestic cat
• Words that mean the same thing: kitty
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KITTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. To whom the Parthenon is dedicated"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of athens; identified with roman minerva
• Words that mean the same thing: Athene, Pallas Athena, Pallas
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATHENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Seafood server"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAWBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Isn't square"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be obliged to pay or repay
• Words that mean the same thing: owe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Like royal flushes"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
• Words that mean the same thing: rarified, rarefied, uncommon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Pay to play"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Long hike"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Museum on the Thames"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states poet and critic (1899-1979)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Orley Allen Tate, Allen Tate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "51. Graze"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: skimming, skim off, run down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "53. Rio greeting"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in india for writing paper
• Words that mean the same thing: olla
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "54. Mr., abroad"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	77.8%
Short Answer	7	9.7%
History	4	5.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
Geography	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 24, 2025 at 06:28 PM